Welcome to Upper Leatherwood ...

Upper Leatherwood is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Upper Leatherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Leatherwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Upper Leatherwood is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Upper Leatherwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Upper Leatherwood: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Upper Leatherwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Leatherwood.

• Summersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Clendenin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Gauley Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>
• Valley Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
• Procious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
  • Procious is located in Clay County
• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
• Pigeon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
• Ira
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Clay County
• Dixie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
• Wattsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Wattsville is located in Clay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upper Leatherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Leatherwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Leatherwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Leatherwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Leatherwood. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Leatherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Leatherwood ...

Looking for more information about Upper Leatherwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upper Leatherwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Leatherwood.

Adding Upper Leatherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Leatherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Upper Leatherwood was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Leatherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Leatherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/